Rules & Regulations
The Board of Trustees invites family members and friends of the deceased to visit the gravesites of their loved ones. During visits, we ask that you abide by the following rules and regulations. It is our intention to provide a safe and secure setting for all visitors. We encourage visitors to use biodegradable décor at gravesites to help protect cemetery wildlife. The District reserves the right to remove any items it deems unsafe. The District is not liable for damage, theft, vandalism, or deterioration of markers. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the District Manager.
Flowers / Décor
- Visitors are welcome to place fresh and/or artificial flowers at the gravesite of their loved ones. Inground vases are available for purchase and will be placed by cemetery staff. If you wish to place flowers in a different location, please contact the District Manager for approval.
- Trees, plants, shrubs, or other vegetation may not be planted on cemetery grounds.
- Temporary flower vases may be used. For safety reasons, glass or ceramic containers are not permitted, and containers must not exceed one gallon in size.
- For mosquito control purposes, mosquito gel is required in all permanent and temporary vases. Cemetery staff will provide mosquito gel at no cost.
- Please do not place anything other than water and mosquito gel in flower vases. Materials such as sand, gravel, rocks, cement, casting plaster, or metal pose a safety hazard.
- Permission from the District Manager is required to place items such as statues, toys, boxes, shells, or other breakable objects on a headstone. Pebbles honoring a faith tradition are permitted when placed on top of the headstone.
- Please contact the District Manager if you wish to burn incense on Cemetery grounds. No combustible materials or alcohol may be left anywhere on the Cemetery grounds.
- All decorations must remain at the head of the plot. Décor may not extend the length of the plot or create a perimeter around it.
- Excessive décor that interferes with our staff’s ability to maintain the turf may be removed at their discretion.
Family / Visitor Responsibilities
- Please respect flowers and plants on any plot for which you do not hold burial rights.
- Children must be supervised by an adult at all times and may not climb on monuments.
- Please dispose of dead flowers, used mosquito gel, and other refuse in the containers provided. See office staff or a member of the grounds crew for replacement mosquito gel.
- Families are responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the headstone.
- Please share the districts Rules and Regulations with your friends and family.
Monuments
- Monument regulations establish allowable physical dimensions for memorial markers. All markers must be a minimum of three (3) inches thick or be set into a concrete foundation at least five (5) inches thick.
- Memorial markers may be made of granite, marble, or U.S. standard bronze. Any other materials must be approved by the District Manager. Burial rights holders may appeal the District Manager’s decision to the Board.
- Only bond-insured companies or individuals may set markers. The maximum number of markers permitted per casket plot is one (1) raised marker and one (1) flush marker. Any deviation requires District Manager approval.
- Memorial Marker Only (MMO) markers must include the inscription “MMO,” indicating that the gravesite does not contain human remains.
- Vases installed as part of a raised headstone must be placed on the base of the headstone, either to the left or right of the raised marker.
Staff / District Responsibilities
- Staff will remove holiday decorations thirty (30) days after the holiday has passed. Dead or faded flowers may also be removed as deemed necessary.
- Staff may trim trees, shrubs, plants, or vines throughout the Cemetery grounds if they are considered unsightly or unsafe.
- Staff are prohibited from providing pallbearer assistance.
- No grave opening or closing, placement of trees or plants, or installation of any ornament or device may be performed by anyone other than District employees.
- To prohibit the placement of any gravestone that, in its judgment, contains inappropriate language, symbols, or images.
- To make improvements to the landscaping of the Cemetery grounds.
- To determine all aspects of marker and monument placement, including location, position, orientation, concrete borders, and flower vases.